Title :
Biomass-Powered Microbial-Pumped Micro-Fuel Cell
Author :
Parra, Erika ; Lin, Liwei
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California Berkeley, Berkeley
fDate :
July 29 2007-Aug. 11 2007
Abstract :
This work investigates power scavenging via a bioelectric fuel cell from the decomposition of biomass. Specifically, energy harvesting from the anaerobic metabolic pathway is studied for conversion into lactic acid and alcohols in a micro-device.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; fuel cells; anaerobic metabolic pathway; biomass-powered microbial-pumped microfuel cell; lactic acid; microdevice; Actuators; Anodes; Bioelectric phenomena; Energy conversion; Ethanol; Fuel cells; Mechanical engineering; Micromechanical devices; Microorganisms; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2007. i-NOW '07. International
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1591-5
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2007.4302966
